William Shakespeare Quiz 38 (20 MCQs)

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1. A light-heard play that makes people laugh is called a .....

Correct Answer: B) Comedy.

2. We are very shy because we don't know each other, we need to .....

Correct Answer: D) Break the ice.

3. The most dominant symbol in the work is .....

Correct Answer: A) The handkerchief.

4. He and his wife had ..... children

Correct Answer: C) 3.

5. Where did Shakespeare's wife Anne Hathaway grow up?

Correct Answer: B) Stratford-upon-Avon.

6. Shakespeare never got married.

Correct Answer: B) False.

7. What is "does" in shakespeare language?

Correct Answer: D) Doth.

8. Who among the following is the contemporary of William Shakespeare.

Correct Answer: D) Christopher Marlowe.

9. It is a classic of literature .....

Correct Answer: B) Anglo-Saxon.

10. Why couldn't W. S. go to university?

Correct Answer: D) Because he became a father early.

11. 'Nothing will come of nothing.' Identify the play

Correct Answer: B) King Lear.

12. Which monarch was ruling England during Shakespeare's career?

Correct Answer: D) Queen Elizabeth I.

13. When did Shakespeare's son Hamnet die?

Correct Answer: B) 1596.

14. Much Ado About Nothing?

Correct Answer: A) Comedy.

15. Shakespeare attended the Stratford Grammar School, also known as the King's New School:

Correct Answer: C) There are no records of his school attendance, but it is highly likely he attended that school.

16. What meter did Shakespeare mostly use in his plays?

Correct Answer: C) Blank verse.

17. What party is Romeo and Juliet at?

Correct Answer: A) At the mask party.

18. In what places does the story take place?

Correct Answer: C) Scotland-England.

19. Who does Lady Macbeth hold responsible for Duncan's murder?

Correct Answer: A) Duncan's drunken chamberlains.

20. From which of Shakespeare's very renowned plays, has this quote been taken?"To thine own self, be true"

Correct Answer: D) Hamlet.